Vision and Image in Early Christian England

by George Henderson

Book Overview

Nothing in Anglo-Saxon pagan culture could withstand the impact of Christianity after the arrival of the disciples of Pope Gregory I in England. Originally published in 1999, Professor Henderson's book investigates the ways in which the English, in the two centuries following their conversion, expressed their new convictions about this world, and the next. It deals with the impact of books and travel on the Anglo-Saxons, discusses personal sanctity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521180732
• ISBN13: 9780521180733
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.7"